Roxanne Pallett quit Celebrity Island after just five days for bizarre reason

Roxanne Pallett apparently has previous form in quitting reality shows early, as it’s understood she left Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls after just five days for a very bizarre reason. The former Emmerdale actress is said to have walked out of the show, which is yet to air, after the smell of the bonfires triggered traumatic memories of her being in a house fire at age 16. According to a spokesperson for Roxanne, the event was so horrific she could not bear to smell the first on the island any longer, so was forced to quit after just five days and had to walk. The spokesperson told The Sun Online : “Roxanne, her grandmother and mum were involved in a house fire in the middle of the night when she was 16. “Roxanne and her family were rescued by emergency services after being trapped in the house for a substantial amount of time. “Roxanne suffered smoke inhalation and her mum was hospitalised for months as she lost her sight this later returned after lengthy medical care. “Her house was completely burnt out and Roxanne and her family lost all of their belongings.” But the show did not only lose Roxanne, as Love Island’s Montana Brown and journalist Paris Lees walked off the show for their own reasons, leaving Jo Wood as the last woman standing. She was left with co-islanders Martin Kemp, James Cracknell and Anthony Ogogo, while TOWIE’s Pete Wicks has revealed how much weight he lost on the… [Read full story]